ROOTSWORKS
Beau Sharbrough
More Information Scanning Negatives

A picture is worth 1,000 words

Here are some examples. In each case, one was scanned at 300 dpi, and one larger. The larger image is very sharp - if the original was sharp. Look them over, use your imagination, then scan some of yours.

 

This slide at [300] dpi. (74kb)

This slide at [1600], cropped to just the horse and rider. (56kb). You can see the expression on the horse's face.

This slide at [300] dpi. (99kb)

This slide at [1600] dpi. (1103kb). Imagine that one of these kids was you at day camp at age 8. You can count tell that the purple tshirt is on inside-out and backward in the large image.

This slide at [300] dpi. (50kb)

This slide at [1600] dpi. (514kb). The faces look so great.

A [side by side] comparison. (246kb)

This negative at [300] dpi. (57kb)

This negative at [3200] dpi. (2260kb). The screen is filled by the eyes to the mouth.

This negative at [300] dpi. (82kb)

This negative at [1600] dpi. (363kb). You can decide if you like the earrings or not.